bad axle bearing?

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12vcummins59

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In my 96 ram 2500 4wd I'm getting a vibration that I can feel throughout the truck and in the pedals and steering wheel. It isn't very bad but gets worse when turning right and goes away when turning left. I was thinking driver side front axle bearing gone bad? What else could it be?
 

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In my 96 ram 2500 4wd I'm getting a vibration that I can feel throughout the truck and in the pedals and steering wheel. It isn't very bad but gets worse when turning right and goes away when turning left. I was thinking driver side front axle bearing gone bad? What else could it be?



I would check u joints as well. Had a rear drive shaft going bad on my old truck. Used to shake while accelerating but calmed down most of the way while cruising. Just something to look at. If you think it's the hub jack it up and see if you can rock the tire


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12vcummins59

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I would check u joints as well. Had a rear drive shaft going bad on my old truck. Used to shake while accelerating but calmed down most of the way while cruising. Just something to look at. If you think it's the hub jack it up and see if you can rock the tire


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Could it be a front drive shaft u joint, I know one of those is bad on my truck I just haven't done it yet
 

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If it's bad enough maybe. I'm not 100% on that but I would say it's worth a shot.


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